Partners are valuable allies to the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and play a vital role in meeting the Service's conservation goals. We team up with private conservation organizations, state and federal agencies and tribes. Together, with the landowner, this collective shares funding, materials, equipment, labor and expertise to meet restoration goals and our conservation mission.

Partnership Categories

Great things happen when partners are matched with the right opportunities. That's why we work with many types of partners at FWS from local businesses and conservation groups to veterans and large industry partners. Here are just a few of the Partner Categories working with FWS today.

We work with other federal agencies to help them meet their legal responsibilities as well as their mission.

Friends groups are organizations of community members committed to helping national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries meet conservation goals that would otherwise be out of reach. 

Our Partners

Here are just a few of our national partners.  You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.

Latest Stories About Our Partners

Asian Swamp Eel
Advancing Partnership with the Miccosukee Tribe
Wet season electrofishing surveys and a wild fish health screening are building a fuller picture of fisheries on the Miccosukee Reservation. The work is a joint effort of the Service and the Tribe's Fish and Wildlife Department.
Addison Emerson holding an adult coho salmon at Quilcene National Fish Hatchery. Forklift, facility, and skyline in the background.
Our People
Story of Service: From Chinook Helicopters to Chinook Salmon
Addison Emerson shares his journey from serving our country through the Marines and National Guard to an AmeriCorps service position with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
a small striped fish laying on a hand
Habitat Restoration
Habitat Restoration at the Girl Scouts' Camp Conowingo
For decades, a small, deteriorating dam near a historic manor quietly blocked fish from reaching habitat in Conowingo Creek. In 2026, its removal reopened the passage and giving threatened Chesapeake logperch, American eel, and other fish a path into once-inaccessible waters. At the Girl Scouts’...
Person in packraft on Kenai River pointing to invasive Prunus sp. tree.
Land Management
Mayday Mayday!
In Alaska, both chokecherry and Mayday trees (collectively referred to throughout as chokecherry) are invasive species. They are one of the top disruptive plants in both urban and semi-urban landscapes. Recognizing these significant ecological impacts, members from the Alaska Invasive Species...
Group of fishermen holding stripers
Recreation
2026 Wounded Warrior Fishing Event at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery
Twenty-six wounded warrior veterans were treated to a morning of striper fishing, a catered meal, and gift bags to show appreciation for their service.
A close up shot of a snake’s face, showing its black scales and orange chin
Endangered Species Act
Saving one of the midwest's rarest reptiles
It takes a team to recover a species. Across portions of northern Indiana, southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio, shallow wetlands and connected forests have historically supported populations of copperbelly water snakes. Today, habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation have restricted the...

Partnership Services

Through our partnerships we are able to expand our capabilities through the inclusion of services in areas such as:

  • Grant opportunities
  • Sponsorship of grants
  • Cooperative Agreements

To find out more about how our partner provides services view our partner services below.